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A DNA transfer vector for human pre-growth hormone, a microorganism transformed thereby, and a method of cloning therefor

EP 0020147 B1 · Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

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  • Filed May 29, 1980 and granted January 25, 1984. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 29, 2000.
  • A supplementary protection certificate, which can extend a medicine or crop-protection patent, adds at most five and a half years, so even that would have ended by November 29, 2005.
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FiledMay 29, 1980
PublishedDecember 10, 1980
GrantedJanuary 25, 1984
Term endedMay 29, 2000
Application numberEP 80301785
Classification (CPC)C12P21/02 +2 more

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1981198319851987198919911993199519971999Application filedMay 29, 1980PublishedDec 10, 1980Patent grantedJan 25, 1984Term endedMay 29, 2000

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